By Cindy Davis | Lists | September 24, 2015
***Spoiler Warning: Spoilerish tidbits may follow each photo, so if you’re not caught up, don’t read the text.***
1 & 2. Alison Bailey and Noah Solloway, The Affair, Returns October 4th
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Sure, they had an icky, icky affair, but we need to see what things are like between these two now that they’re living together. Oh, and there’s that nasty business of a murder, and Noah’s arrest.
3 & 4. Kevin Garvey and Nora Durst, The Leftovers, Returns October 4th
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Will they get back together? I’m not sure I care much about that, but I like both these characters individually. Let me inside your brains.
5. Liz Taylor, American Horror Story: Hotel, Returns October 7th
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Technically, he’s more returning actor than character, but Denis O’Hare on AHS is basically a variation on his Grand-Mothereffer-You-Can’t-Ignore-Me theme, and he’s always brilliant. I *swore* up, down and sideways I would not watch this show again, but Gaga! — the whole phenomenal cast — and a promised return to the horror part of AHS demands at least checking out the first episode.
6. Oliver Queen, Arrow, Returns October 7th

I don’t need to say anything here, right?
7, 8, 9, 10 & 11. Morgan Jones, Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, Michonne, Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead, Returns October 11th
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Whether or not it’s been officially announced, it looks like Lennie James (from his imdb page) is a regular. Can I get a ‘Hallelujah!”? Take anyone else you want, but this core group is TWD’s heart and soul, and I can’t live without a one of them. Get it together, Grimes.
12. Lou Solverson, Fargo, Returns October 12th

Through the magic of television time travel, we’ll get to meet a younger version of Molly’s dad, and I can’t think of a more perfect actor to take over where Keith Carradine left off.
13. Raymond Reddington, The Blacklist, Returns October 1st
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I stopped watching during the first season, but Spader and his character are that good, I might just have to stop by and see what’s happening with Red. Is that chick still too annoying to bear?